Art is man’s nature; nature is God’s art.
– Philip James Bailey, English poet
More photos of Chaiten volcano eruption in Chile here and here. News here.
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Two Austrian brothers marvel at the alien but wondrous world we take for granted. It was hidden from them. Until now their world was a cellar, a makeshift prison. The warden? Their father.
One of the boys, 5-year-old Felix Fritzl, asks upon seeing the moon for the first time:
Is that God up there?
How can the moon ever look the same to me again? This thought leads to a memory: when I was Felix’s age, my father read a bedtime nursery rhyme to my two brothers and me. We heard it many times, never tiring of the words. Even at that age, I could tell he relished reading them, delighting in their power to cast us adrift toward our nether worlds of sleep. Read More
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I’m now an Official Stereotypical Blogger, languishing unshaven in my pajamas as I write my inaugural entry. An unpleasant image, yes, but not a habit in the making.Â
Why blog? I want an outlet to write more. Writing in a public setting imposes obligations and expectations, even if only family and friends occasionally traipse through here. Blogging creates deadlines too, however loose and unenforceable. I like deadlines; I need deadlines.
Other blogging benefits: commenting and reflecting in print on things I observe and ponder keep them from vanishing into the ether; they also force me to examine such things more deeply. But can I comment and reflect without lapsing into insipid navel-gazing? Or without trying to impress myself or whoever stumbles upon Cracked Window? In other words, an underlying goal is honesty.
Honesty is an easy declaration but hard to achieve when delving into the personal.
Stay tuned.
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